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«/-LAWS 



And MEMBERSHIP ROSTER 

Cbe Camden 

County l)i$torical 

Society 



HEADQUARTERS 

Cooper Library, Johnson Park 

Second and Cooper Streets 
Camden, N. J. 



CHARTER, : BY-LAWS 

And MEMBERSHIP ROSTER 



The Camden 

County Historical 

Society 



Headquarters 

COOPKR LIBRARY, JOHNSON PARK 

Second and Cooper Streets 

Camden. X. J. 



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To the Camden County Historical Society. 

This little booklet, containing the charter 
by-laws and membership list of the Camden 
County Historical Society, is issued in the hope 
the nV ?^"^bers may be more familiar wi?h 

Societv '' ?' • ^T""''' ""^ ^^^^°"^1 «f the 
that T^nr. "' '^t '^'""'^ "^''^ °*" the officers 
tnat each member will carefully scan the 
annexed list and see if there are not some 
members of his or her family and someT 

t'h:rTork" ?h° ^'°^^' ""'^'^^ -^ntizi^x 

tins work. The organization is entirely sud- 

fa7.er ^^ '^' "^T \"^ ^^'''' ^"d therefore, "he 
larger the membership the greater the activi! 

libTa^r'v rffTn.lf ''^ accumulating a splendid 
collecLn nf M^^'^'^ histories, and with its 
collection of old deeds, wills, maps manu 
scrip s and rehcs, offers the best facuUksTn^he 
county for historical and genealogicalVLearch 
work. To secure the future success of the 
Society and make its facilities availab e to the 
entire membership it should have at leas? one 
thousand members. An attendant could then 
be placed in charge so that the room could be 
opened one or two days a week. That it is 

r'ef'ef o \l ''"'^ -^'^^ ^^^^^' ^' "^^d only to 
refer to the_ activities of county societies in 

resid^nt'of ^h''- ^r'\ ^^^^^^"^ ^"^ form " 
the Camden r'?"-^ f ^°"^^ ^' ^^^^^^ed with 
tne i^amden Historical Society, and if everv 

member will do a little soHciting we shall soon 
have a membership list that will be a credit °o 
the county and a benefit to the individual 



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Among the activities of the organization 
during the past year may be remembered the 
following: 

1. Address on local historical subjects 
monthly from October to June. As funds have 
been available these addresses have been print- 
ed and sent to every member and to a selected 
list of public libraries and historical societies. 

2. Excursions to nearby historical points 
during the Spring and Fall. 

3. The collection of items of historical 
interest, including manuscripts, maps, deeds 
and relics. 

4. The collection of genealogical material, 
particularly such as related to New Jersey 
families. 

5. Exercised a general supervision of the 
Junior Society, membership in which is open 
to all school children in the sixth to twelfth 
grades. There are no dues in this organization, 
which now comprises nearly one thousand 
members. 

As the Society grows and its funds permit, 
it is hoped to begin a systematic working of the 
sadly neglected historical sites within the 
county. In this work the Camden County 
Historical Society will welcome the assistance 
of organizations having similar plans or pur- 
poses and will always endeavor to avoid a 
duplication of effort. The library will gladly 
be placed at the disposal of properly accredited 
representatives of such associations for re- 
search work, and the officers pledge themselves 
to render every aid and courtesy. 



CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION 

OF THE CAMDEN COUNTY 

HISTORICAL SOCIETY 



Whereas certain citizens of the State, resi- 
dents in the county of Camden, assembled in 
the Court Room of the Court of Common 
Pleas of the said county, upon the fifteenth 
day of February, eighteen hundred and ninety- 
nine, for the purpose of forming a historical 
society of said county, after having given at 
least five days' notice of the time and place 
and purpose of assemblying- by advertisement 
set up in open view in the office of the Sheriff 
of the county of Camden, the same being in 
the Court House in said county in which said 
Court is held, and also by advertisement in The 
Post, a newspaper printed and published at 
Camden, in said county of Camden, for at least 
ten days, and when so assembled did agree to 
form a historical society of said county, and. 
by a plurality of voices did elect Henry L. 
Bonsall, Peter Van Voorhees, Wilbur F. Rose, 
E. L. B. Godfrey, Louis T. Derousse, John F. 
Harned, John R. Whitcraft, seven of said 
citizens, trustees of said society, and did au- 
thorize them to incorporate said society pur- 
suant to the statute of this State made and 
provided. 



Now this is to certify, that the said Trustees 
have taken upon themselves as the name of said 
society the following, to wit: 

"THE CAMDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY" 

The purposes of said society are to discover, 
procure and preserve whatever relates to any 
department of the history of Camden County 
aforesaid and of other parts of the State of 
New Jersey and of the United States of 
America. 

This certificate is made in compliance wit|i 
the terms of an act of the Legislature of the 
State of New Jersey, entitled, "An act to in- 
corporate historic societies in this State," ap- 
proved March 27, 1878. 

Witness the hands and seals of the said 
Trustees this fifteenth day of February, eigh- 
teen hundred and ninety-nine. 

H. L. BONSALL, (L. S.) 

PETER V. VOORHEES, (L. S.) 

E. L. B. GODFREY, M. D., (L. S.) 

WILBUR F. ROSE, (L. S.) 

LOUIS T. DEROUSSE, (L. S.) 

JOHN F. HARNED, (L. S.) 

J. R. WITCRAFT, (L. S.) 

Received and Recorded February 21, 1899. 
Robt. L. Barber, Clerk. 

A true copy, 

F. F. Patterson, Jr., Clerk. 



BY-LAWS. 

ARTICLE I. 
The name of this organization shall be "The 
Camden County Historical Society." 

ARTICLE II. 

The objects of this Society shall be to study, 
collect and preserve materials relating to the 
history of Camden County, and of other parts 
of the State of New Jersey and of the United 
States of America. 

ARTICLE III. 

The membership shall consist of annual and 
life members, contributing and honorary 
members. Annual members shall be those pay- 
ing a yearly fee as hereinafter provided; Con- 
tributing members shall be those who have 
made valuable contributions, either in material, 
or money to the library or collections of the 
Society; Honorary members shall be those who 
shall be elected by the Society upon the recom- 
mendation of the Executive Committee to that 
position. Applications for membership shall 
be approved by a majority vote of the Execu- 
tive Committee, but any member may at a 
regular, or special meeting, demand a ballot on 
the election of such applicant; Life members 

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sliall be those who at any one time make a 
payment as hereinafter provided. 

ARTICLE IV. 

The officers of the Society to be elected an- 
nually, by ballot, on the third Tuesday in 
January, shall be a President, three Vice-Presi- 
dents, a Secretary, a Financial Secretary, a 
Treasurer, a Librarian, and an Executive Com- 
mittee of seven persons, together with the 
above named officers who shall be ex-ofificio 
members. The Society may from time to time, 
by a majority vote, elect an Emeritus President, 
who shnll occupy that office during his life time. 

ARTICLE V. 

It shall be the duty of the President, or, in 
his absence, of one of the Vice-Presidents, to 
preside at all meetings of the Society, and the 
presiding officer shall have a casting vote. 

ARTICLE VI. 

The Secretary shall have the custody of all 
letters and communications to the Society, ex- 
cepting papers read and addressed delivered 
before the same, which shall be deposited in 
the archives under the supervision of the 
Librarian. He shall notify all members of their 
election and of such other matters as he may 
deem necessary, or be directed to communicate, 
and shall keep in suitable books, to be pro- 



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vided for the purpose, copies of all important 
letters, written on behalf of the Society. He 
shall carefully preserve the original of all 
letters and other communications he may re- 
ceive and shall deposit the same in the archives 
of the Society. He shall keep a fair and ac- 
curate record of all the proceedings of the 
Society in a book to be provided for the pur- 
pose, and give notice to the several officers and 
to the executive and special committees of 
all votes, orders, resolves and proceedings of 
the Society affecting them or appertaining to 
their respective duties. He shall give public 
notice of the time and place of meetings of 
the Society. 

ARTICLE VII. 

The duties of the Financial Secretary shall 
be to keep a true and accurate account of 
membership dues; make out bills for the same, 
and when collected turn over the amounts re- 
ceived to the Treasurer, taking his receipt for 
the same; furnish a list of delinquents to the 
Executive Committee, when so ordered. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

The Treasurer shall receive all subscriptions 
and donations, notifying the Secretary of the 
same, so that proper entry can be made upon 
the minutes of the Society; deposit all funds 
received in the name of "The Camden County 
Historical Society;" pay all bills and accounts, 



when approved by a majority of the Executive 
Committee; keep a true and accurate account 
of all receipts and payments, and from vvliat 
source obtained. 

ARTICLE IX. 

The Librarian shall be the custodian of the 
books, relics and archives of the Society, sub- 
ject to such rules and regulations as may be 
adopted by the Executive Committee. 

ARTICLE X. 

All books and papers belonging to the 
Society in the possession of the Secretary, 
Financial Secretary and Treasurer or Librarian, 
shall, at the expiration of their respective terms 
of office, be turned over to their successors. 

ARTICLE XI. 

The Executive Committee shall have charge 
of the general interests of the Society, and is 
empowered to fill vacancies occurring in any 
office between annual meetings. It is also au- 
thorized to elect all members subject to the 
provision noted in Article III. It shall meet 
at least once every three months, and at the 
call of the President, or, in his absence, of a 
Vice-President. Five members shall constitute 
a (juorum of the Executive Committee. 

ARTICLE XII. 

.\nnual members shall pay dues of two dol- 
lars yearly in advance. Any member paying 



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twenty-five dollars at one time may, upon the 
approval of the Executive Committee, become 
a life member without any further payment of 
dues. Any annual member who shall have fail- 
ed to pay the said annual fees and dues, for 
two consecutive years, shall forfeit the privilege 
of membership, and the name shall be erased 
from the roll of members. 

ARTICLE XIII. 

The regular meetings of the Society shall be 
held on the third Tuesday in January, March, 
May and October, at 8 o'clock in the evening. 
But the President, or, in his absence, one of 
the Vice-Presidents, may call a special meet- 
ing, or, at the request of five members, shall 
call such meeting. At such meetings any 
business which might properly come before 
the regular meeting may be transacted, pro- 
vided due notice shall have been given to the 
members of the objects of such meetings. 

ARTICLE XIV. 

Ten members shall constitute a quorum for 
the transaction of business. 

ARTICLE XV. 

There shall be organized under the direction 
of this Society a Junior Historical Society, to be 
composed of members under the age of 18. 
They shall have power to enact by-laws for 



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their own management, but in all respects shall 
be under the supervision of this Society. 



ARTICLE XVI. 

These by-laws may be altered or amended 
by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 
members present at a regular or special meet- 
ing, provided ten days* notice has been given 
in writing to each member of the proposed 
alteration or amendment and not less than 
fifteen members shall be present at such meet- 
ing. 

At the meetings of the Society the following 
shall be the order of business: 

1. The reading of the minutes of last meet- 
ing. 

2. Reading of letters, or a report by the 
Secretary. 

3. The report of the Treasurer. 

4. Report of the Executive and other Com- 
mittees. 

5. Report on the election of members by the 
Executive Committee. 

6. Miscellaneous business. 

7. Communications and addresses before 
the Society. 

This order of business may be suspended at 
any time by a majority of the members present. 



MEMBERSHIP ROSTER 
as of June 13, 1922. 

Where not otherwise noted, the addresses are 
in the city of Camden. If there are any in- 
accuracies please notify the Secretary at once. 

LIFE MEMBERS. 

Dr. J. W. Blackwood 1396 Haddon Ave. 

Mrs. J. W. Blackwood 1396 Haddon Ave. 

Mr. Charles S. Boyer 525 Cooper St. 

Mrs. Charles S. Boyer 525 Cooper St. 

Mr. Frank H. Stewart Woodbury, N. J. 

HONORARY MEMBERS 

Miss Ivy Chew Chew's Landing, N. j. 

ANNUAL MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN 
COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

Mr. F. Morse Archer 570 Mansion Ave., Haddonfield. 

Mr. F. Wayland Ayer 306 Penn St. 

Hon. David Baird 804 Cooper St. 

Mr. David Baird, Jr Delaware Ave. and Pearl St. 

Mr. Ralph D. Baker 924 Broadway. 

Mr. Ernest ly. Bartelt 311 Market St. 

Mr. Martin V. Bergen, Jr. ..1503 I^nd Title Bldg., Phila. 

Mr. Geo. M. Beringer 501 Federal St. 

Mr. John Brooks Betts 

324 F. Walnut Ave., Merchantville. 

Mr. F. C. C. Bleakly 318 Cooper St. 

Mr. B. Ralph Boyer 800 Main St., Riverton. 

Mrs. B. F. Boyer 524 Linden St 

Mr. Herbert N. Blizzard 313 N. Fourth St. 

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Mr. Wm. D. Brown Court House. 

Dr. Herman Burgen 

63 W. Chelten Ave., Gcrmantown, Phila. 

Mr. W. B. M. Burrell 427 Market St. 

Mrs. W. B. M. Burrell 427 Market vSt. 

Miss Clara S. Burrough Third and Cooper Sts. 

Mr. C. P. Burrough 544 Penn St. 

Mr. Thos. Burrows 418 Grant St. 

Dr. James E. Bryan 412 Linden St. 

Mr. Walter L. Campbell 317 Broadway 

Miss Lucy Carney 821 N. Fourth St. 

Miss Kmma L. Carney 821 N. Fourth St. 

Mr. Wm. S. Casselman 317 Pcnn St. 

Mr. Wm. H. Chew 37-39 N. Third St. 

Mr. John B. Clement Care Central Trust Co. 

Mr. John C. Clopper 408 Pearl St. 

Mr. Byron Cobb, Jr 343 Royden St. 

Mrs. Lydia A. Coles 

135 Green Lane, Manayunk. Phila. 

Mr. Richard M. Cooper Ashland, N. J. 

Mrs. Richard M. Cooper Ashland, N. J. 

Mr. Wm. A. Cooper Conshohocken, Pa. 

Mr. B. W. Courter Woodlynn. 

Dr. H. L Cragin 401 W. Maple Ave., Merchantville. 

Mr. C. Chester Craig Care Central Trust Co. 

Mr. Chas. M. Curry 564 Washington St. 

Mr. EHas Davis 367 King's Ave.. W. Iladdonfield. 

Mr. J. Carl DelaCour 603 Bank St., Riverton. 

Mrs. J. Carl DelaCour 603 Bank St.. Riverton. 

Hon. Ralph W. E. Donges 805 Cooper St. 

Mr. Raymond R. Donges 

Mrs. Anna W. DcRousse 326 N. Sixth St. 

Mr. Wm. Easterbrook, Jr... 401 Paris Ave., Brooklawn. 
Mr. John Eggie 

Browning Road and MaGill Ave., W. Collingswood. 

Mr. Willard Entwistle 417 Vine St. 

Mrs. Bertha W. Farr Wcnonah. 

Mr. Edward L. Farr 224 Federal St. 

Dr. J. W. Fithian 608 Broadway. 

Mr. E. A. Freeman 314 Market St. 

Mr. C. Stanley French .... 1817 N. Eighteenth St., Phila. 

Mr. Geo. A. Frey 421 N. Fourth St. 

Mr. A. Ransaville Frome ....Maple Ave.. Merchantville. 
Mrs. A. Ransaville Frome. .. .Maple Ave., Merchantville. 



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Mr. Geo. E. Fry 613 Broadway. 

Mrs. Wilfred W. Fry 612 Cooper St. 

Mr. E. T. Gill Haddon Farms, Haddonfield. 

Mr. Wm. M. Glebe 501 Market St. 

Miss Alice Goodison 431 Linden St. 

Mrs. M. A. Graffin 5 112 Regent St., Phila. 

Mr. C. William Grosscup 17 N. Thirtieth St. 

Mrs. Caroline S. M. Ilackett 413 Linden St. 

Mr. Chas. K. Haddon. . .Care Victor Talking Machine Co. 

Miss Elizabeth S. Haines 227 S. Sixth St. 

Mr. Eugene F. Haines. . 124 St. James Place, Merchantville 

Mr. John F. Harned 424 Market St. 

Mr. L. A. Hawkes. . . .220 E. Maple Ave., Merchantville. 

Rev. G. H. Hemingway 417 Linden St. 

Mr. Howard B. Hemphill 613 Broadway. 

Mr. David A. Henderson 305 Market St, 

Mr. Fred'k. Himmelein 

Mr. W. K. Holmes 4 E. Maple Ave., Merchantville. 

Mrs. W. K. Holmes 4 E. Maple Ave., Merchantville. 

Mr. Harry Humphreys Delaware Ave. and Linden St. 

Mr. Harry L. Humphreys 116 N. Sixth St. 

Mr. W. Leonard Hurley 801 Broadway. 

Miss Loretta F. Ireland.. 22 W. Maple Ave., Merchantville 

Mr. Wm. H. Jefferys 1021 Market St. 

Hon. Frank B. Jess 531 Federal St. 

Mr. David Jester Care J. B. Van Sciver Co. 

Miss Florence G. Johnson 52S Mickle St. 

Miss Margaret W. Johnson 119 Linden St. 

Hon. Chas. V. D. Joline 

Maple and Springfield Aves., Merchantville. 
Mrs. Chas. V. D. Joline 

Maple and Springfield Aves., Merchantville. 

Hon. John B. Kates 517 Federal St. 

Mrs. Frank J. Kavanagh 405 Penn St. 

Mr. Oliver B. Kern 128 N. Eighth St. 

Mr. Wm. Ketler 122 State St. 

Mr. Ludwig A. Kind Head of Fifth St. 

Mr. Paul A. Kind Head of Fifth St. 

Mrs. Leidy E. Klotz 8 E. Oak Ave.. Moorestown. 

Mr. Benj. H. Lackey 5 Hudson St. 

Mr. Chas. Lafferty 1453 Baird Ave. 

Mrs. Chas. Lafferty 1453 Baird Ave. 

Mr. Chas. H. Laird, Jr. ..19 Franklin Ave., Merchantville. 

Miss Ethel M. Lee 451 Trenton Ave. 

Mr. C. H. Leverich 514 Penn St. 



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Mr. j. Walter Levering 

802 Station Ave., Haddon Heights. 

Dr. A. Haines Lippincott 406 Cooper St. 

Mrs. A. Haines Lippincott 406 Cooper St. 

Mr. Joseph Lippincott 219 E. Main St., Moorestown. 

Mrs. Mary P. Lloyd... 401 E. Maple Ave., Merchantville. 

Miss -Martha B. Lummis 308 N. Sixth St. 

Mrs. John A. Mather, Jr. 

3J4 E. Walnut Ave., Merchantville. 

Mr. Chas. L. Maurer Collingswood, N. J. 

Dr. Alexander McAllister 580 Federal St. 

Rev. J. B. McCloskey Broadway and Ferry Ave. 

Miss Elizabeth McCreight 321 State St. 

Miss Elizabeth B. McCully Haddonfield, N. J. 

Dr. Wallace MacGeorge 521 Broadway. 

Dr. Paul M. Mecray 405 Cooper St. 

Mrs. Paul M. Mecray 405 Cooper St. 

Mr. A. C. Middleton 23J E. Main St., Moorestown. 

Mr. Chas. K. Middleton 422 Benson St. 

Mr. M. F. Middleton, Jr. 538 Cooper St. 

Mr. Henry D. Moore. .King's Highway, W., Haddonfield. 
Mr. Arnold H. Moses.... 8 Springfield Ave., Merchantville 

Mr. John D. F. Morgan 37 N. Third St. 

Mr. Clarence A. Munger 

203 E. Maple Ave., Merchantville. 

Miss Mary L. Xeer 1401 Kaighn Ave. 

Dr. Jos. L. Nicholson 400 Penn St. 

Mrs. Jos. L. Nicholson 400 Penn St. 

Miss Myrtie E. Nye 825 Haddon Ave. 

Mr. W. G. Oaks 807 Cooper St. 

Mr. L. J. Ostermayer 624 Linden St. 

Mr. Louis F. Paret 511 Market St. 

Hon. F. F. Patterson, Jr 327 Cooper St. 

Mrs. Theodore N. Patterson 436 Penn St. 

Mr. George R. Pelouze . . . 216 Third St., Haddon Heights. 

Mr. H. P. Pelouze Second and Penn Sts. 

Mr. Harry Pine 929 S. Fifth St. 

Mr. E. E. Read. Jr 604 Cooper St. 

Miss IClizabeth C. Reeve E. Main St., Moorestown. 

Miss Hannah C. Reeve 531 Linden St. 

Miss Laura Reeve 301 State St. 

Mr. Wm. F. Reeve E. Main St., Moorestown. 

Mr. C. A. ReynoMs 1300 Pine St. 

Mr. Samuel H. Richards 106 Market St. 



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Rev. Roland Ringwalt 3016 Carman St. 

Mr. Maurice B. Rudderow 

43 K. Cedar Ave., Merchantville. 

Mr. Oscar D. Rudolph 230 N. Seventh St. 

Mr. Chas. P. Sayrs 1457 Kenwood Ave. 

Mr. Sig Schoenagle 538 Federal St. 

Mr. Chas. H. Schopback Collingswood. 

Mr. W. F. Schmid 945 N. Twenty-sixth St. 

Mr. H. C. Sharp 616 Benson St. 

Mrs. Helen Woodward Sheaffer Haddon Heights. 

Mr. C. E. Sheip 829 Vine St. 

Miss Helen F. Sherk 2647 Westfield Ave. 

Miss Sarah F. Shoemaker Collingswood. 

Mr. Fithian S. Simmons 319 Cooper St. 

Miss Lily E. Simmons 600 Benson St. 

Mrs. Oliver Smith 534 Cooper St. 

Mr. Wm. J. Strandwitz Haddonfield 

Mr. Jas. F. Sullivan 829 N. Fifth St. 

Hon. Ivcwis Starr Fourth and Market Sts. 

Mr. T. David Stern Care Camden Courier. 

Mr. Harry C. Stevenson 625 Penn St. 

Mrs. M. S. Taylor... 1224 Spruce St., Phila. 

Mr. Henry G. Taylor 305 Cooper St. 

Mr. G. Wilbur Taylor 520 Linden St. 

Mrs. G. Wilbur Taylor 520 Linden St. 

Mr. J. Wesley Thompson 128 Federal St. 

Miss Florence Tisdale 825 Haddon Ave. 

Mr. J. Lynn Truscott 627 Cooper St. 

Mr. Millwood Truscott 310 N. Second St. 

Mr. Ephraim Tomlinson 

Care Camden Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 

Mr. J. B. Van Sciver Delaware Ave. and Federal St. 

Mr. Gustav Wack 711 N. Eighth St. 

Mr. Chas. H. Wagner 504 N. Fourth St. 

Mr. Warren Webster 626 Cooper St. 

Miss Alice B. Westcott. .300 Haddon Ave., Haddonfield. 

Mrs. Lelia D. Wiggins 515 X. Fifth St. 

Mrs. E. M. Woodward 223 Cooper St. 

Mr. Geo. W. Whyte 909 Cooper St. 

Mrs. Geo. W. Whyte 909 Cooper St. 

Mr. John R. Witcraft 

30 W. Walnut Ave., Merchantville. 
Miss Florence G. Yard 416 N. Second St. 



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